Plant Details

Accepted name:: Ipomoea alba L. [Convolvulaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
acniuca blanca	Other	Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019)
alanga	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
ambtivel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ampuli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bankaimi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cantirakanti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chaandani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
chandra kaanthi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chandra pushpa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chandrakaanthi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chandrakaanti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
chandrakanti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cháng é bēn yuè	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
dudhiaa kalami	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
dudhiakalmi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ellinataki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ellinatakicceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gula chaandani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gulchaandani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
hla-kanin kyam	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
indian jalap	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
ka da mpa (p)	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kaadu katthi kaayi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kairavicceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kalu alanga	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
kankurkirai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kankurkiraicceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuccirakitacceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuccirakitam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kulirkanti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kulirkanticceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mandavalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
manicakacceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
metta thuti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
moon flower	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
moon vine	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
moonflower	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
munda-valli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
muntavalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
naagaramukkatte	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nagamukkori	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
naganamukkorai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
naganamukkori	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
nagaramukkatte	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nagha mooghatei kai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nakamukkorri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
navalarkkantam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
netramila	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nicamani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nicamanicceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nikanayacceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nikanayam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pandithivankaaya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
panditivankaya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
panditivankayya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
patratanduli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
puthmapootodemie	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sitavalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tanduli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
taricavacceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
taricavam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tella thuti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
thali keere soppu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
thallikeere soppu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tiktamla	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tropical white morning-glory	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
tropical white morningglory	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
turpeth root	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
tuvicapati	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tuvicapaticceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vellatampu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
visarpini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vrsaparnika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
yavatikta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
yue guang hua	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
yuè guāng huā	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
嫦娥奔月	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
月光花	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
月光花种子	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Leaves		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
entire plant, seed		Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Whole plant, root		Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
flower		Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019)
root bark, leaves, seed		Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 58 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Calonyction aculeatum (L.) House Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 590 (1904).
Calonyction bona-nox (Spreng.) Bojer Hortus Maurit.: 227 (1837), nom. superfl.
Calonyction speciosum Choisy Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 441 (1833 publ. 1834)[Conv. Or.: 59], nom. superfl.
Convolvulus aculeatus L. Sp. Pl.: 155 (1753).
Convolvulus grandiflorus L.f. Suppl. Pl.: 136 (1782), nom. illeg.
Ipomoea aculeata (L.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 442 (1891), nom. illeg.
Ipomoea bona-nox L. Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 228 (1762), nom. superfl.
Ipomoea grandiflora Lam. Tabl. Encycl. 1: 467 (1793).
Ipomoea maxima (L.f.) G.Don in R.Sweet, Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 372 (1830).
Bonanox indica Raf. Fl. Tellur. 1: 77 (1837), nom. superfl.
Bonanox riparia Raf. Fl. Tellur. 1: 77 (1837).
Calonyction aculeatum f. apopetalum Allard J. Washington Acad. Sci. 35: 33 (1945).
Calonyction aculeatum var. lobatum (Hallier f.) C.Y.Wu Rep. Yunnan Trop. Subtrop. Fl. Res. Inst. 1: 114 (1965).
Calonyction album (L.) House Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 591 (1904).
Calonyction bona-nox subvar. calvum Hallier f. Bull. Herb. Boissier 5: 1037 (1897).
Calonyction bona-nox subvar. glabrum Hallier f. Bull. Herb. Boissier 5: 1037 (1897).
Calonyction bona-nox subvar. hirsutum Hallier f. Bull. Herb. Boissier 5: 1038 (1897).
Calonyction bona-nox var. lobatum Hallier f. Bull. Herb. Boissier 5: 1037 (1897).
Calonyction bona-nox var. normale Hallier f. Bull. Herb. Boissier 5: 1037 (1897), not validly publ.
Calonyction bona-nox subvar. pubescens Hallier f. Bull. Herb. Boissier 5: 1037 (1897).
Calonyction macrantholeucum Colla Mem. Calonyction: 15 (1840).
Calonyction megalocarpum A.Rich. in R.de la Sagra, Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 11: 129 (1850).
Calonyction noctolucum (Herb.) G.Don in R.Sweet, Hort. Brit., ed. 3: 482 (1839).
Calonyction pulcherrimum D.Parodi Contr. Fl. Paraguay: 12 (1877).
Calonyction rheedei Colla Mem. Calonyction: 15 (1840).
Calonyction roxburghii G.Don Gen. Hist. 4: 263 (1837).
Calonyction speciosum var. macrantholeucum (Colla) Choisy in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 345 (1845).
Calonyction speciosum var. vulgare Choisy in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 345 (1845), not validly publ.
Chonemorpha convolvuloides G.Don Gen. Hist. 4: 76 (1837).
Convolvulus aculeatus var. bona-nox (Spreng.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 212 (1898).
Convolvulus bona-nox Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 600 (1824).
Convolvulus duartinus Mure Doctrine Ecole Rio de Janeiro Pathog. Brésil: 307 (1849), nom. superfl.
Convolvulus latiflorus Desr. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 3: 561 (1792).
Convolvulus macrosolen Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 603 (1824).
Convolvulus maximus L.f. Suppl. Pl.: 137 (1782).
Convolvulus muricatus Blanco Fl. Filip.: 92 (1837), sensu auct.
Convolvulus mutabilis Blanco Fl. Filip.: 92 (1837), nom. illeg.
Convolvulus pulcherrimus Vell. Fl. Flumin.: 72 (1829).
Euryloma grandiflora Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 75 (1838), nom. superfl.
Euryloma latiflora (Desr.) Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 75 (1838).
Ipomoea aculeata f. bona-nox (Spreng.) Voss Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 708 (1894).
Ipomoea aculeata var. bona-nox (Spreng.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 442 (1891).
Ipomoea aculeata var. heterophylla Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 442 (1891).
Ipomoea ambigua Endl. Prodr. Fl. Norfolk.: 53 (1833).
Ipomoea bona-nox var. grandiflora C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 4: 197 (1883).
Ipomoea carinata Endl. Prodr. Fl. Norfolk.: 53 (1833).
Ipomoea grandiflora Roxb. Hort. Bengal.: 14 (1814), nom. illeg.
Ipomoea krusensternii Ledeb. Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Hist. Acad. 4: 401 (1811).
Ipomoea latiflora (Desr.) Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 4: 240 (1819).
Ipomoea longiflora Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Enum. Pl.: 207 (1809).
Ipomoea noctiflora Griff. Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 286 (1854).
Ipomoea noctiluca Herb. Bot. Reg. 11: t. 917 (1825).
Ipomoea roxburghii Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 819 (1840).
Ipomoea tubulosa Willd. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 4: 789 (1819).
Melascus latifolius Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 80 (1838).
Quamoclit bona-nox (Spreng.) M.Gomes Fl. Haban.: 345 (1897), nom. superfl.
Quamoclit longiflora (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) G.Don Gen. Hist. 4: 259 (1837).
Tremasperma bona-nox Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 124 (1838).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Calonyction aculeatum	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Calonyction aculeatum (L.) House	Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Calonyction aculeatum (L.)House	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Calonyction aculeatum House	SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015)
Calonyction bona nox	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Calonyction bona-nox	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Calonyction bona-nox (L.) Bojer	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Calonyction bona-nox (L.)Bojer	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Calonyction speciosum	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Calonyction speciosum Choisy	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Chlonwtionaculeatum (L.) House	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Convolvulus aculeatum L.	Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Convolvulus aculeatus L.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Convolvulus grandiflorus L.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Ipomoea aculeata (L.)Kuntze	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Ipomoea alba	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Ipomoea alba L.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Med. Pl. Latin America (Duke, 2009) Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Ipomoea alba Linn.	SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015)
Ipomoea bona-nox	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Ipomoea bona-nox L.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Ipomoea bona-nox Linn.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Ipomoea grandiflora Roxb.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Ipomoea maxima	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Ipomoea maxima (L.f.) G.Don ex Sweet	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Ipomoea maxima Don ex Sweet	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Ipomoea maxima G. Don.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)

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